Ceteris pontem a tergo ferro et igni delere iussis, periculum impetus cum his primo ferebat.With the rest having been ordered to destroy from behind the bridge with iron and fire, the attack was made by these men at first danger

and this pls.... sorry for double posting!parva pars pontis maneret, comites in locum tutum abire coegit. Horatius, qui antea Then, although a small part were staying on the bridge, he forced the comrades to leave into the safe place.

Ceteris pontem a tergo ferro et igni delere iussis, periculum impetus cum his primo ferebat.With the rest having been ordered to destroy from behind the bridge with iron and fire, the attack was made by these men at first danger

There is no way ferebat could mean "was made," it's active. Impetus is probably genitive, that should help. Cum his, not ab his.

awlright wrote:and this pls.... sorry for double posting!parva pars pontis maneret, comites in locum tutum abire coegit. Horatius, qui antea Then, although a small part were staying on the bridge, he forced the comrades to leave into the safe place.

I may have misled you when I suggested you translate cum as "although" in the other thread. I believe he is just making his comrades cross over to safety on the Roman side by way of the little bit of remaining bridge. Now that I understand the narrative better I would translate it simply as "when".